Mastering the Exposure Triangle for Newbies

When I first got my digital camera, words like Aperture and ISO were foreign to me, and it took me a couple of weeks of reading and studying a lot before the lightbulb turned on in my head. You might be feeling a little confused, and you may even feel like you will never get your camera […]

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TUTORIALS - FINE ART BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY - (en)VISIONOGRAPHY -Black and White Fine Art Photography | Julia Anna Gospodarou

You will find here a selection of my essential guides and tutorials - fine art black and white photography, (en)Visionography, architectural photography, long exposure photography, and my original black and white processing method Photography Drawing (PhtD) that introduces a new way of seeing and working with light and shapes, a new way of processing black and white photographs, based on techniques that are used in art and in classical artistic drawing. This space will be constantly updated and enriched, so keep an eye on it for new tutorials and useful tips and tricks for fine art photography.

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5 Steps to Rock the Brenizer Method

What is the Brenizer Method? The Brenizer Method is named after wedding photographer, Ryan Brenizer. He invented the method (but didn’t name it) and made it popular by using it with his wedding clients, and teaching others how to do it as well. For those who have been around photography for a while, you will […]

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Digital Asset Workflows for Low-to High-Volume Studios with LaurinThienes - Behind the Shutter

“Digital asset workflow” is just a fancy way of describing how your files are managed. Whether you shoot one session a year or hundreds, this term needs to be in your vocabulary. Just because you are the best photographer in the world does not mean you know what to do with your images after the shoot, during the editing process or upon final archive. This article takes you through some proven workflows for small, medium and large studios, and gives some overall tips on best practices.

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Street Wanderings - urban photography

Curves

Winter is the right time for Street Photography

With the onset of wet wintry days I have become interested in a genre of photography I haven't really entered into before. Street.

I have seen many, many examples of cracking street imagery abounding on various social media streams and recently took the decision to "get into it" more seriously.

Inspiration

A lot of photographers will quote Henri Cartier-Bresson as an inspiration when entering into this arena of modern urban photography. I like his imagery, it seems to transcend the "street" label it was produced under and becomes, at a base level, high contrast "shapes" that just work.

To this end, Jill and I took a wander through Newcastle-upon-Tyne to see if we couldn't start to train our eye to look for street situations to photograph.

It was, indeed, raining but we managed to dodge in and out of the weather at various places (thank-you Starbucks, Costa etc). The good side is the weather had produced skies with character and sometimes wet pavements, things that add up to good mono shots.

A good day out was had and, by the end, we both felt we had picked up some sort of "eye" for an urban shot. It;s needs a lot of training and we missed many a shot where we found ourselves standing watching a situation instead of shooting it. For instance, two bar staff trying to fit a huge wicker reindeer into the back of a small van that really just WAS NOT going to fit.

We came back with a couple of hundred shots that we whittled down to 40-ish.

If you would like to browse the results check out our Flickr Album of Street Photography

The following images were a result...

The Prisoner

Cathedral

Ganesha Watches

Hops Religion

Steps

Sweep

Nests and Poo

Millennium Photo

Cheese

It's Giveaway Time! Win a Print!

Having problems finding affordable, quality prints for your wall?

Here's a chance to win one of our mono prints for free!

We're running a competition on our Northumberland Facebook page ...

... Like our Northumberland Facebook page then enter for your chance to win one of our most successful prints!

To enter, go to our Northumberland Facebook page, click "Like" and tell us in the comments why you'd like to win this beautiful, exquisitely printed, 20x16" mono print of the Craster coastline, in Northumberland.

Good Luck! Keith :-)

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How to get to - Cathedral Cave, Lake District

Cathedral Cave, Little Langdale, Lake District

Following release of our Lake District Landscapes image, above, of Cathedral cave in the Lake District, we've been asked many, many times now - "How do I get to Cathedral Cavern"

"Cathedral Cavern" is available to purchase in our shop ...

So here's a short blog post to show you the way (as always there are many alternate routes)

How to get there ...

1. We parked just up the road from the Three Shires Inn in Little Langdale (post code LA22 9NZ). There is space to park on the bend opposite the 'T' junction for a few cars. Alternatively you could have a word with the staff at the Three Shires Inn, they may allow you to park there if you buy a drink or cake :-)


2. We then walked down the road for a couple of hundred metres until a sign posted footpath appeared on the right.


3. We followed the track to Slaters Bridge and stopped to take a few shots.


4. Cross the bridge and follow the track up to the main track


5. Through the gate, turn left and head along the track


6. A couple of hundred metres along the track a smaller track will fork right uphill, follow this for a short way and you're there!! :-)

Read the warning sign and in you go through the tunnel.

Enjoy!

Map ...

That was the way we did it, because we wanted to stop off at Slaters Bridge first, but this looks like the easiest route. You, basically, carry on down the road instead of turning off onto the footpath. It does miss out Slaters Bridge, though.